If you struggle to find topics to write on - this is for you

Get better at finding and writing on topics that matter

Jun 16, 2024

We are creators. We create when our mind is in the most peaceful state.

Yes, you can create when there’s a lot going on inside; however, as you start, you become peaceful again. All the tensions, all the worries, and all the criticism just go away.

That’s how we create. But, often, our fuel tank gets empty, and we switch to the reserve one.

In that moment, we find it highly stressful.

“What if I don’t find a topic?”

“Am I out of ideas?”

“Am I mediocre writer?”

Like these, many thoughts cross our Chi.

Also, if we have been creating for a long time, it’s hard to write about something we haven’t actually written.

Everything seems like an “already worked on project.”

Then, we need a new perspective. We need a guide who can direct us to the next gas station so we can fill up and carry on with our journey till the end.

From time to time, I get stuck. I find no topic to work on. It feels very agitating, and I want a way out.

Getting stuck and finding nothing to work on is a shared human experience that many writers go through. Because I have been writing for a while, I have developed a way to help me always find topics and keep up with my writing.

I believe this developed system can help other writers in their journeys because, after all, it’s the same journey in one way or another.

Therefore, I am going to share it with you as well. If you ever feel stuck, which I know you’ll, then give it a try.

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1. Write about questions you need answers of

When I started my blogging career, I had so many ideas to work on. I was new, I was trying, I had no idea, so things were going on their own.

But how long can it go well without a plan?

Soon, I was out of ideas and wondering what to do next.

Hopefully, I happened to stumble upon Mark Manson’s blog, and there, I found that if I write for myself, I will be able to write for many others.

Because the situations I was going through, someday others will be too.

So, I gathered my pen and paper and made a list of topics I wanted the answers to. Because of that, I was able to answer some of the most read topics on my blog, such as:

Answering your own questions is one of the powerful ways to find topics and write about them.

Not only does it allow you to stay consistent, but it also helps you strengthen your philosophy for your own life. Furthermore, when you try to explain, you understand better.

2. Write random thoughts

Many famous writers suggest that you should keep a small diary with you all the time.

We never know when an idea will pop up in our minds. If we don’t note it, we’ll lose it.

Hence, keeping a diary will allow you to save random thoughts, and whenever you get the time, you can mull over them effectively.

3. Recreate what’s already created

Most of the time, what stops us from writing on a particular topic is the notion that something’s already out there.

But if this was how the world worked, we would never have seen many inventions in automobiles, personal computers, smartphones, and even the writing industry.

The wheel moves when we add pressure to it. The world moves when we add our ideas to it.

So, don’t stop when something’s already there; instead, see how it is created and add your unique way to it. Make it different but for the same reason.

I have a Substack post dedicated especially to this, so don’t miss it.

If You’re Not Recreating What’s Already Created, You’re Missing the Point of Creation

Vishvendra Nathawat

May 25, 2024

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4. Share your expertise

If you’re learning for yourself only, you’re learning for no one.

We grow when we share, and that’s what you should do with your writing as well.

If you’re good at something, share it. It will help you build your loyal followers and give your other work a spotlight as well.

Also, don’t share it for the purpose of increasing the followers, do care about your audience, that’s the only way to share well and write as well.

5. Write about your favourite thing - explore

Yes, it’s a great way to stay consistent with the writing part.

You allow yourself to open up and expand your domain to write on. It also helps you learn more about the thighs you already like.

Furthermore, people with the same interests will find you more interesting and someone to look up to when they need support or guidance in that particular area.

Connecting with people is one of the most needed skill which can be flourished if you’re genuine and show yourself who you are.

Often, people who connect with others try to mask themselves with a false identity, which is to deceive themselves in the first place. If you’re not connecting with people genuinely, soon you’re going to lose the mask, and when people find out about it, they make the distance, something you never wanted to happen.

If nothing works, step back

Writing isn’t about just keep writing. It’s an art, and to get better at it, you need rest.

If you’re always on the treadmill, you’ll get tired and bore yourself in a way that you don’t want to try again.

So, if ideas aren’t coming, or if they are coming but not moving your writing soul, don’t chase after them. Instead, give yourself time, and soon, good topics will start to pop up on their own.

Explore the world outside the keyboard. Outside your mind. Because sometimes that’s outside can make the inside better.

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Love,

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P.S. Try the tips for a week and see how significant changes they bring to your schedule.